diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_table/public/table_vis_type.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_table/public/table_vis_type.ts
index c3bc72497007ea..80d53021b7866d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_table/public/table_vis_type.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_table/public/table_vis_type.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { tableVisResponseHandler } from './table_vis_response_handler';
 import tableVisTemplate from './table_vis.html';
 import { TableOptions } from './components/table_vis_options_lazy';
 import { getTableVisualizationControllerClass } from './vis_controller';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export function getTableVisTypeDefinition(core: CoreSetup, context: PluginInitializerContext) {
   return {
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ export function getTableVisTypeDefinition(core: CoreSetup, context: PluginInitia
       defaultMessage: 'Display values in a table',
     }),
     visualization: getTableVisualizationControllerClass(core, context),
+    getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+      return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter];
+    },
     visConfig: {
       defaults: {
         perPage: 10,
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_type.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_type.ts
index 5a8cc3004a3154..023489c6d2e876 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_type.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_type.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { Schemas } from '../../vis_default_editor/public';
 
 import { TagCloudOptions } from './components/tag_cloud_options';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 // @ts-ignore
 import { createTagCloudVisualization } from './components/tag_cloud_visualization';
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ export const createTagCloudVisTypeDefinition = (deps: TagCloudVisDependencies) =
   name: 'tagcloud',
   title: i18n.translate('visTypeTagCloud.vis.tagCloudTitle', { defaultMessage: 'Tag Cloud' }),
   icon: 'visTagCloud',
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter];
+  },
   description: i18n.translate('visTypeTagCloud.vis.tagCloudDescription', {
     defaultMessage: 'A group of words, sized according to their importance',
   }),
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/area.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/area.ts
index c42962ad50a4b0..ec90fbd1746a15 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/area.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/area.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { getAreaOptionTabs, countLabel } from './utils/common_config';
 import { createVislibVisController } from './vis_controller';
 import { VisTypeVislibDependencies } from './plugin';
 import { Rotates } from '../../charts/public';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export const createAreaVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) => ({
   name: 'area',
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ export const createAreaVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) =>
     defaultMessage: 'Emphasize the quantity beneath a line chart',
   }),
   visualization: createVislibVisController(deps),
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter, VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.brush];
+  },
   visConfig: {
     defaults: {
       type: 'area',
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/heatmap.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/heatmap.ts
index ced7a38568ffd0..bd3d02029cb23a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/heatmap.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/heatmap.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { TimeMarker } from './vislib/visualizations/time_marker';
 import { CommonVislibParams, ValueAxis } from './types';
 import { VisTypeVislibDependencies } from './plugin';
 import { ColorSchemas, ColorSchemaParams } from '../../charts/public';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export interface HeatmapVisParams extends CommonVislibParams, ColorSchemaParams {
   type: 'heatmap';
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ export const createHeatmapVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies)
   description: i18n.translate('visTypeVislib.heatmap.heatmapDescription', {
     defaultMessage: 'Shade cells within a matrix',
   }),
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter];
+  },
   visualization: createVislibVisController(deps),
   visConfig: {
     defaults: {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/histogram.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/histogram.ts
index 52242ad11e8f58..8aeeb4ec533abc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/histogram.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/histogram.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { getAreaOptionTabs, countLabel } from './utils/common_config';
 import { createVislibVisController } from './vis_controller';
 import { VisTypeVislibDependencies } from './plugin';
 import { Rotates } from '../../charts/public';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export const createHistogramVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) => ({
   name: 'histogram',
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ export const createHistogramVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies
     defaultMessage: 'Assign a continuous variable to each axis',
   }),
   visualization: createVislibVisController(deps),
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter, VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.brush];
+  },
   visConfig: {
     defaults: {
       type: 'histogram',
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/horizontal_bar.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/horizontal_bar.ts
index a58c15f136431e..702581828e60d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/horizontal_bar.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/horizontal_bar.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { getAreaOptionTabs, countLabel } from './utils/common_config';
 import { createVislibVisController } from './vis_controller';
 import { VisTypeVislibDependencies } from './plugin';
 import { Rotates } from '../../charts/public';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export const createHorizontalBarVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) => ({
   name: 'horizontal_bar',
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ export const createHorizontalBarVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependen
     defaultMessage: 'Assign a continuous variable to each axis',
   }),
   visualization: createVislibVisController(deps),
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter, VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.brush];
+  },
   visConfig: {
     defaults: {
       type: 'histogram',
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/line.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/line.ts
index a94fd3f3945ab7..6e9190229114b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/line.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/line.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { getAreaOptionTabs, countLabel } from './utils/common_config';
 import { createVislibVisController } from './vis_controller';
 import { VisTypeVislibDependencies } from './plugin';
 import { Rotates } from '../../charts/public';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export const createLineVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) => ({
   name: 'line',
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ export const createLineVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) =>
     defaultMessage: 'Emphasize trends',
   }),
   visualization: createVislibVisController(deps),
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter, VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.brush];
+  },
   visConfig: {
     defaults: {
       type: 'line',
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/pie.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/pie.ts
index a68bc5893406f5..1e81dbdde3f685 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/pie.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/pie.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { getPositions, Positions } from './utils/collections';
 import { createVislibVisController } from './vis_controller';
 import { CommonVislibParams } from './types';
 import { VisTypeVislibDependencies } from './plugin';
+import { VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER } from '../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
 
 export interface PieVisParams extends CommonVislibParams {
   type: 'pie';
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ export const createPieVisTypeDefinition = (deps: VisTypeVislibDependencies) => (
     defaultMessage: 'Compare parts of a whole',
   }),
   visualization: createVislibVisController(deps),
+  getSupportedTriggers: () => {
+    return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter];
+  },
   visConfig: {
     defaults: {
       type: 'pie',
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
index 26fdd665192a62..2f9cda32fccdc9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
@@ -377,29 +377,6 @@ export class VisualizeEmbeddable extends Embeddable<VisualizeInput, VisualizeOut
   };
 
   public supportedTriggers() {
-    // TODO: Report a correct list of triggers for each vis_type.
-    switch (this.vis.type.name) {
-      case 'area':
-      case 'heatmap':
-      case 'histogram':
-      case 'horizontal_bar':
-      case 'line':
-      case 'pie':
-      case 'table':
-      case 'tagcloud':
-        return [VIS_EVENT_TO_TRIGGER.filter];
-      case 'gauge':
-      case 'goal':
-      case 'input_control_vis':
-      case 'markdown':
-      case 'metric':
-      case 'metrics':
-      case 'region_map':
-      case 'tile_map':
-      case 'timelion':
-      case 'vega':
-      default:
-        return [];
-    }
+    return this.vis.type.getSupportedTriggers?.() ?? [];
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/base_vis_type.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/base_vis_type.ts
index 44b76a52b34fef..12b9a49580162c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/base_vis_type.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/base_vis_type.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { VisualizationControllerConstructor } from '../types';
+import { TriggerContextMapping } from '../../../ui_actions/public';
 
 export interface BaseVisTypeOptions {
   name: string;
   title: string;
   description?: string;
+  getSupportedTriggers?: () => Array<keyof TriggerContextMapping>;
   icon?: string;
   image?: string;
   stage?: 'experimental' | 'beta' | 'production';
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ export class BaseVisType {
   name: string;
   title: string;
   description: string;
+  getSupportedTriggers?: () => Array<keyof TriggerContextMapping>;
   icon?: string;
   image?: string;
   stage: 'experimental' | 'beta' | 'production';
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ export class BaseVisType {
 
     this.name = opts.name;
     this.description = opts.description || '';
+    this.getSupportedTriggers = opts.getSupportedTriggers;
     this.title = opts.title;
     this.icon = opts.icon;
     this.image = opts.image;
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/types_service.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/types_service.ts
index 321f96180fd68e..14c2a9c50ab0eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/types_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/types_service.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ import { visTypeAliasRegistry, VisTypeAlias } from './vis_type_alias_registry';
 import { BaseVisType } from './base_vis_type';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { ReactVisType } from './react_vis_type';
+import { TriggerContextMapping } from '../../../ui_actions/public';
 
 export interface VisType {
   name: string;
   title: string;
   description?: string;
+  getSupportedTriggers?: () => Array<keyof TriggerContextMapping>;
   visualization: any;
   isAccessible?: boolean;
   requestHandler: string | unknown;
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts
index bc80d549c81e6f..f6d27b54c7c640 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+import { TriggerContextMapping } from '../../../ui_actions/public';
 
 export interface VisualizationListItem {
   editUrl: string;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export interface VisualizationListItem {
   savedObjectType: string;
   title: string;
   description?: string;
+  getSupportedTriggers?: () => Array<keyof TriggerContextMapping>;
   typeTitle: string;
   image?: string;
 }
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ export interface VisTypeAlias {
   icon: string;
   promotion?: VisTypeAliasPromotion;
   description: string;
+  getSupportedTriggers?: () => Array<keyof TriggerContextMapping>;
   stage: 'experimental' | 'beta' | 'production';
 
   appExtensions?: {